Takayasu’s arteritis with giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm presenting as heart failure

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a vasculitis with a predilection for young women. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (PSA) in TA is a rare phenomenon. We report a 36 years old Filipina who presented with heart failure symptoms. Years prior, she had a recurrent fever, headache, myalgia and left arm claudication. On workup, a 2D echo revealed a left ventricular PSA with mural thrombus and moderate mitral regurgitation. Cardiac MRI further characterised...